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We are pleased to announce that UGA psychology's very own Dr. Brian Haas, Megan Filkowski, and Nick Cochran have had their research featured in the Los Angeles Times and UGA Today. Their research titled "Epigenetic modification of OXT and human sociability," was originally published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Their study describes how gene changes can impact a person's ability to form healthy relationships and to recognize the emotional states of others-- in other words, to be social. Keep up...

Welcome from Department Head
Welcome to another great year in the Department of Psychology. Our annual graduation and awards ceremonies last spring highlighted some of the great work our students are doing. Fall semester is already upon us and we look forward to a productive year with more great accomplishments by our faculty and students. We hope you enjoy this latest installment of our newsletter!
-Department Head Keith Campbell
Department News
This section represents news from fall through Dec. 2015.
Catherine Mewborn's research, which was conducted in her first...

The psychology department would like to extend a huge congratulations to Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy, who was recently appointed as incoming editor for the Journal of Comparative Psychology. It's a tremendous honor for our department to have one of our faculty members named an editor of an APA journal. Great work, Dr. Fragaszy!